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CHAPTER-19

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

TABLE 19.1- TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION IN ASSAM FIGURE AT A GLANCE, 2016-17

No. of Vehicles on Road 2937829

No. of Vehicle registered during the year 292980

Revenue Collection under Commissionerate of Transport during the year (Rs. in crore) 546.65

Railway Route length in Assam (Km.)

(i) Broad Gauge 2440.39

(ii) Metre Gauge -

Village covered by Public Telephone (VPTs), (in no.) 24663

Total Telephones, (in no.) 1667066

Tele Density (%) 5.11

No. of Post Offices 4012

No. of Letter Boxes 12427

No. of Daily News Paper published 45

Table 19.2- State Transport in Assam during 2015-16 to 2016-17

Particulars 2015-16 2016-17

Average No. of Vehicles held 1090 1074

Average No. of Vehicles on Road 668 650

Fleet Utilisation (%) 61.28 60.52

Total K. M. Operated during the year (in lakh km.) 300.69 266.89

Monthly average Gross Income (in Rs. Lakh) 608.36 554.68

Monthly average Net Income (in Rs. Lakh) 244.69 167.90

Earning per K.M. (in Rs.) 24.28 24.94

Cost per kilometre (other than pay & allowance Depriciation & interest) 14.51 17.39

Load factor i.c. Occupancy Ratio (%) 75.59 74.53

Kilometre per Litre (KPL) 3.79 3.71

No. of Staff (excluding Trainee Driver) 1815 1607

No. of Trainee Driver, Mechanic etc. 2172 1972

Staff Bus Ratio (excluding Trainee Driver) 6:01 6:01

Average monthly Salary (in Rs. Lakh) 643.99 715.00

*No. of Private Buses Operated under ASTC 1009 1139

*Monthly Average earning from Private Buses (in Rs. Lakh) 56.82 55.04

*No. of Stations and Sub-Stations 133 133

* for undertaking Buses under ASTC

Source: Assam State Transport Corporation, Guwahati.

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Table 19.3- Number of motor vehicles in Assam during 2016-17

District Multi Axle

Vehicle

Articulated Vehicle

Medium Heavy Four

Wheelers Three

Wheeler Stage

Carriage

Kokrajhar - - 3 910 1241 10 3

Dhubri 41 76 165 797 1151 204 31

Goalpara 1 9 464 2504 1912 312 306

Barpeta - 71 131 677 1296 626 190

Morigaon 48 19 301 345 897 124 12

Nagaon - - 500 5017 4775 1225 5

Sonitpur - 316 986 1675 5100 2839 99

Lakhimpur - - - 3233 2804 - -

Dhemaji - - - 450 750 - -

Tinsukia 4 174 409 2867 6957 1374 29

Dibrugarh 71 101 - 2580 4334 580 -

Sivasagar 30 125 6641 5616 - -

Jorhat - 10 925 3628 7135 1745 648

Golaghat - - 668 1859 1261 160 -

Karbi Anglong - 107 684 2355 948 513 -

Dima Hasao - - 14 101 70 5 5

Cachar - 127 1865 3287 7717 2383 279

Karimganj - 1 50 538 925 410 40

Hailakandi 8 26 426 2682 670 174 -

Bongaigaon - - - 1482 2152 - -

Chirang - - 12 653 566 - 2

Kamrup 4 42 376 1028 3848 1749 -

Kamrup Metro 372 708 6170 60371 18497 19827 -

Nalbari 25 39 3272 4333 4303 2574 35

Baksa - - 36 60 425 277 -

Darrang - - 116 642 1242 204 -

Udalguri 38 131 - 179 636 172 -

Assam 642 2082 24214 109869 81612 37487 1684

Source: Office of the Commissionerate of Transport, Assam.

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TABLE - 19.02 CONTD…

District Contract Carriage

Omni Buses Mini Buses

School Buses

AATT Motor Cabs

Maxi Cabs

Kokrajhar 58 7 30 10 220 1041 3

Dhubri 172 1 1 1 150 8 11

Goalpara 143 - - 7 161 119 525

Barpeta 136 15 6 22 305 5 12

Morigaon 39 8 61 8 83 246 15

Nagaon 435 - - 40 351 7 1

Sonitpur 695 29 71 29 1091 227 299

Lakhimpur 527 1 39 - - - -

Dhemaji 70 - 6 - - - -

Tinsukia 279 4 27 38 42 16 15

Dibrugarh 1019 - 121 150 816 1887 -

Sivasagar 199 15 152 - - - -

Jorhat 177 - 27 32 714 - 10

Golaghat 211 - 194 10 24 - -

Karbi Anglong 173 - - - - - -

Dima Hasao 8 - 8 2 19 - -

Cachar 263 98 252 33 154 43 1260

Karimganj 48 - 73 14 1 - 226

Hailakandi 73 11 67 - - 10 -

Bongaigaon 131 - - - - - -

Chirang 19 - - 1 158 - -

Kamrup 375 - - 60 388 75 65

Kamrup Metro 7223 688 957 811 6086 4292 2803

Nalbari 79 290 28 40 391 - -

Baksa 298 - 3 4 98 78 3

Darrang 81 4 - 4 162 - 6

Udalguri 18 - - 12 - - -

Assam 12949 1171 2123 1328 11414 8054 5254

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District Others

Taxi Auto

Rickshaw Two

Wheeler Pvt. Car Tractor Trailor Crane

Kokrajhar - 2183 34223 4012 506 42 3

Dhubri 882 3177 44877 3260 1798 169 4

Goalpara 554 2537 35239 5006 674 40 1

Barpeta 349 1925 77031 5590 2024 835 3

Morigaon 273 951 33057 2074 752 116 5

Nagaon 1717 6033 117360 22450 2847 387 10

Sonitpur 1043 2756 122945 19497 4456 2095 10

Lakhimpur 1977 2235 79291 14787 2901 1023 1

Dhemaji 350 1250 19500 2750 400 350 -

Tinsukia 1709 2735 69118 26102 860 1717 92

Dibrugarh 396 2010 103042 62652 2692 2851 80

Sivasagar 4777 2907 123956 31131 1077 910 176

Jorhat 2095 5261 137110 50177 3312 2338 42

Golaghat 705 76 11605 2412 192 64 4

Karbi Anglong 306 2641 38608 4464 205 - -

Dima Hasao 9 1769 2777 617 5 12 3

Cachar 3603 16693 64595 19716 1140 810 32

Karimganj 982 4722 14039 6114 104 26 1

Hailakandi 1259 3540 12761 3102 196 8 33

Bongaigaon 1026 4427 65785 5994 2073 88 9

Chirang 498 1470 16110 2528 1136 12 11

Kamrup 2269 3269 40669 720 2452 120 41

Kamrup Metro 3815 15289 483953 252508 3495 1192 767

Nalbari 1621 4482 42107 4358 3590 3375 24

Baksa 295 1773 7811 497 693 178 1

Darrang 128 691 36635 2271 986 478 7

Udalguri 593 518 17863 1074 744 431 -

Assam 33231 97320 1852067 555863 41310 19667 1360


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District Govt. Vehicle Fire Brigade Ambulance Others Total

Kokrajhar 834 - 30 125 45494

Dhubri 24 - 12 98 57110

Goalpara 142 - 26 1 50683

Barpeta 118 - 15 29 91411

Morigaon 2 1 7 24 39468

Nagaon 347 - 55 1527 165089

Sonitpur 216 - 79 211 166764

Lakhimpur 2223 - - 2 111044

Dhemaji 15 - - 13 25904

Tinsukia 27 10 253 1 114859

Dibrugarh 211 - 231 302 186126

Sivasagar 126 - 157 3902 181897

Jorhat 427 - 105 135 216053

Golaghat 15 - 26 273 19759

Karbi Anglong - - - 13 51017

Dima Hasao 644 - 5 9 6082

Cachar 575 4 83 593 125605

Karimganj 149 - 6 - 28469

Hailakandi 6 - 5 2 25059

Bongaigaon 10 - - - 83177

Chirang 25 2 5 6 23214

Kamrup 71 - 29 252 57902

Kamrup Metro 16597 17 832 4133 911403

Nalbari 81 - 5 - 75052

Baksa 42 - 2 177 12751

Darrang 209 - 7 39 43912

Udalguri 83 - 33 - 22525

Assam 23219 34 2008 11867 2937829


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Table 19.4- Number of registered motor vehicles in Assam during 2016-17

District

Multi Axle Vehicle

Articulated Vehicle

Medium Truck

Heavy Truck

Four Wheelers

Three Wheeler

Stage Carriage

Kokrajhar - - - 6 120 6 -

Dhubri - - - 59 242 - -

Goalpara 1 3 - - 251 17 -

Barpeta - 38 - 6 189 76 4

Morigaon 9 5 - - 121 29 -

Nagaon - - 2 64 1075 173 -

Sonitpur - 110 15 50 736 82 -

Lakhimpur - - - 114 655 - -

Dhemaji - - - 21 77 - -

Tinsukia - 18 8 204 800 46 -

Dibrugarh 11 11 - 209 494 31 -

Sivasagar - 23 - 12 651 - -

Jorhat - - - 109 1042 - -

Golaghat - - 79 20 432 - - Karbi Anglong - - 12 78 53 9 -

Dima Hasao - - 4 22 10 - -

Cachar - 144 19 170 388 69 4

Karimganj - - 1 18 83 6 -

Hailakandi 3 23 - 26 114 22 -

Bongaigaon - - - 79 367 - -

Chirang - - - 23 73 - -

Kamrup - 17 21 346 1268 314 - Kamrup Metro - 6 233 1428 791 944 -

Nalbari 8 - 22 29 33 73 -

Baksa - - 2 26 144 34 -

Darrang 2 4 4 16 244 98 -

Udalguri 11 47 - 30 97 2 -

Assam 45 449 422 3165 10550 2031 8


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Omni Buses Mini Buses

School Buses AATT Motor Cabs Maxi Cabs

Kokrajhar 7 - - 2 35 90 1

Dhubri 36 - 1 - - - -

Goalpara 28 - - 1 - 83 1

Barpeta 52 1 - 3 48 - -

Morigaon - 2 13 - 4 2 -

Nagaon 28 - - 3 90 70 1

Sonitpur 62 - 23 3 147 - 16

Lakhimpur 38 - 6 - - - -

Dhemaji 5 - 2 - - - -

Tinsukia 60 - - - 7 1 5

Dibrugarh 10 - 26 5 32 91 -

Sivasagar 27 - - - - - -

Jorhat 18 - - - - - -

Golaghat 16 - 4 12 - - -


Dima Hasao 2 - - - - - -

Cachar 7 - - 4 9 33 -

Karimganj - - - 1 - - 10

Hailakandi - - 4 - - - -

Bongaigaon 15 - - - - - -

Chirang 1 - - 1 11 - -

Kamrup 138 - - 23 35 329 59

Kamrup Metro 575 - - 50 1413 1173 1121

Nalbari 25 - - - 1 - -

Baksa 5 - - 8 10 2 -

Darrang 22 - - - 43 2 -

Udalguri 1 - - - - - -

Assam 1213 3 79 116 1885 1876 1214


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District Others Taxi Auto Rickshaw Two Wheeler Pvt. Car Tractor Trailor Crane

Kokrajhar - 200 4324 460 151 - -

Dhubri 63 568 5619 463 397 23 -

Goalpara - 182 4237 461 128 - -

Barpeta 7 201 9918 539 79 104 -

Morigaon - 314 5028 376 186 3 -

Nagaon 50 778 15264 3465 773 2 -

Sonitpur 76 495 15254 2744 409 33 2

Lakhimpur 171 - 9181 1651 561 183 -

Dhemaji 49 215 3203 432 44 30 -

Tinsukia 107 253 7844 2403 84 32 1

Dibrugarh 228 73 9722 3566 59 20 2

Sivasagar 77 12 11306 2611 27 - 1

Jorhat 90 50 9994 3480 139 53 2

Golaghat 60 91 5506 848 64 1 -

Karbi Anglong 11 171 2984 287 - - -

Dima Hasao 3 196 383 115 - - -

Cachar 13 1350 5735 1882 2 - -

Karimganj 11 880 1638 529 - - -

Hailakandi 19 530 1361 253 9 1 -

Bongaigaon 60 273 8532 1083 643 26 -

Chirang 10 104 2677 295 122 - 2

Kamrup 2148 555 7424 321 646 36 12

Kamrup Metro 211 112 36087 16892 100 12 14

Nalbari 30 181 7257 533 77 15 -

Baksa 42 259 2338 117 126 210 -

Darrang 12 270 8042 652 194 31 3

Udalguri 92 71 2555 153 57 16 -

Assam 3640 8384 203413 46611 5077 831 39


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Kokrajhar 18 - - 21 5441

Dhubri - - - 19 7490

Goalpara - - 3 - 5395

Barpeta - - - 1 11266

Morigaon - - 2 - 6085

Nagaon 11 - 10 149 22008

Sonitpur 12 - 16 8 20293

Lakhimpur - - - 1 12561

Dhemaji - - - - 4078

Tinsukia 2 - 23 1 11899

Dibrugarh 60 - 29 16 14684

Sivasagar 2 - 12 282 15043

Jorhat 22 - - 46 15045

Golaghat - - - 1 7134

Karbi Anglong - - - - 3640

Dima Hasao - - - 1 736

Cachar 30 - 7 - 9866

Karimganj - - - - 3177

Hailakandi - - 1 1 2364

Bongaigaon - - - - 11078

Chirang - - - - 3319

Kamrup 4 - 2 6 13704

Kamrup Metro 283 1 47 774 62267

Nalbari - - 2 - 8278

Baksa 6 - 1 7 3337

Darrang 11 - - - 9648

Udalguri 19 - 4 - 3144

Assam 480 1 159 1334 292980


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Table 19.5- Number of motor vehicles registered in Assam upto 2016-17

District Multi Axle Vehicle

Articulated Vehicle

Medium Heavy Four Wheelers

Three Wheeler

Stage Carriage

Kokrajhar - - 3 1136 1208 48 158

Dhubri 41 76 165 797 1159 204 31

Goalpara 1 9 454 2504 1912 312 306

Barpeta - 89 151 752 1525 736 219

Morigaon 55 42 371 730 1302 172 92

Nagaon - 10 775 5707 5785 1613 78

Sonitpur - 339 1032 1716 5144 2937 117

Lakhimpur - - - 3448 3836 - -

Dhemaji - - - 405 675 - -

Tinsukia 39 273 726 4547 7737 2188 98

Dibrugarh 79 117 - 2775 4454 626 -

Sivasagar 47 358 - 7451 6010 - -

Jorhat - 10 934 3746 4679 1760 193

Golaghat - - 988 1954 2609 188 -

Karbi Anglong - 107 696 2433 1037 522 -

Dima Hasao - - 41 395 121 9 12

Cachar - 167 1869 3317 7734 2388 329

Karimganj - 1 118 1260 1267 412 263

Hailakandi 9 27 445 2728 712 158 -

Bongaigaon - - - 1561 2519 - -

Chirang - - 13 705 609 - 2

Kamrup 4 114 403 1097 3975 1805 -

Kamrup Metro 372 708 6190 60654 18527 19864 -

Nalbari 23 45 3422 4429 4433 2723 45

Baksa - - 38 86 568 311 -

Darrang - - 151 1703 1898 318 -

Udalguri 38 131 - 183 644 172 -

Assam 708 2623 18985 118219 92079 39466 1943


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TABLE - 19.04


Omni Buses

Mini Buses School Buses

AATT Motor Cabs

Maxi Cabs

Kokrajhar 88 9 70 6 369 1157 3

Dhubri 172 1 1 1 150 8 11

Goalpara 143 - - 7 161 119 525

Barpeta 169 19 8 22 346 7 16

Morigaon 107 10 73 8 145 416 28

Nagaon 521 79 - 49 754 7 2

Sonitpur 733 34 81 36 1190 263 331

Lakhimpur 760 1 43 - - - -

Dhemaji 63 - - 6 - - -

Tinsukia 555 39 116 60 143 78 147

Dibrugarh 1054 - 136 166 841 - -

Sivasagar 1700 34 186 - - - -

Jorhat 679 - 26 24 633 10 -

Golaghat 150 4 136 22 52 - -


Dima Hasao 11 - 32 3 30 - -

Cachar 303 148 354 39 154 43 1273

Karimganj 48 71 82 14 180 - 228

Hailakandi 78 - 69 - - 12 -

Bongaigaon 146 - - - - - -

Chirang 22 - - 1 169 - -

Kamrup 388 - - 66 388 75 65

Kamrup Metro 7383 691 964 821 6095 4308 2811

Nalbari 96 320 39 40 451 1935 -

Baksa 302 - 3 12 108 80 3

Darrang 68 4 6 4 239 - 4

Udalguri 17 - - 10 - - -

Assam 15964 1464 2425 1417 12598 8518 5447

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District Others Taxi

Auto Rickshaw

Two Wheeler

Pvt. Car Tractor Trailor Crane

Kokrajhar - 1996 39160 4608 1130 73 5

Dhubri 882 4059 44877 3260 1424 169 4

Goalpara 554 2537 37044 5006 674 40 1

Barpeta 374 2246 85590 6099 2249 927 3

Morigaon 369 1654 35429 3059 1104 174 8

Nagaon 2175 8389 139167 26749 3872 433 27

Sonitpur 1077 2836 124133 19823 4598 2044 12

Lakhimpur 2078 2490 79300 15243 3047 1034 1

Dhemaji 315 1125 19305 2275 360 315 -

Tinsukia 2411 3549 95417 37351 1408 1947 163

Dibrugarh 371 2035 101977 63176 2764 2883 93

Sivasagar 5552 3213 141064 62252 1082 996 202

Jorhat 2294 5427 145057 56327 5089 3387 42

Golaghat 679 318 26730 5628 415 94 4

Karbi Anglong 317 2812 41592 4760 212 - -

Dima Hasao 24 2726 4024 1591 31 5 3

Cachar 3801 16693 64595 19716 1147 816 32

Karimganj 1007 5718 16224 6165 104 26 1

Hailakandi 1285 3592 11773 3126 211 9 36

Bongaigaon 1086 4700 74317 7077 2716 114 -

Chirang 519 1501 16117 2587 1146 13 14

Kamrup 2356 3358 40834 750 2517 128 41

Kamrup Metro 3909 15318 484271 254599 3504 1197 769

Nalbari 1780 4681 42357 4633 3677 3465 30

Baksa 337 2031 10149 604 818 388 1

Darrang 204 856 36430 2630 1279 577 7

Udalguri 590 522 17857 1103 744 432 -

Assam 36346 106382 1974790 620197 47322 21686 1499


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TABLE - 19.04


Kokrajhar 902 - 31 188 52348

Dhubri 24 - 12 98 57626

Goalpara 142 - 29 - 52480

Barpeta 118 - 15 31 101711

Morigaon 23 1 9 36 45417

Nagaon 492 - 72 1758 198514

Sonitpur 219 - 81 270 169046

Lakhimpur 2223 - - 2 113506

Dhemaji 15 - - - 24859

Tinsukia 110 19 297 1 159419

Dibrugarh 225 - - 431 184203

Sivasagar 126 - 150 4175 234598

Jorhat 427 - 107 172 231023

Golaghat 24 - 8 - 40003

Karbi Anglong - - - 26 54722

Dima Hasao 852 - 8 35 9953

Cachar 575 4 83 598 126178

Karimganj 160 - 6 - 33355

Hailakandi 7 - 5 8 24290

Bongaigaon - - - - 94236

Chirang 27 2 5 8 23460

Kamrup 71 - 29 252 58716

Kamrup Metro 16906 17 836 4148 914862

Nalbari 86 - 3 - 78713

Baksa 48 - 3 184 16074

Darrang 120 - 11 48 46557

Udalguri 83 - 33 - 22559

Assam 24005 43 1833 12469 3168428


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Table 19.6- Revenue collection by Transport Commissioner in Assam

(Rs. in Crores)

District Authority 2015-16

2016-17

Achievement

Target Achievement

Kamrup (R&L) 129.57

163.93 149.94

Kamrup (RTA) 1.52

1.06 1.67

Kamrup (Enforecement) 2.46

2.64 4.48

Kamrup 12.72

12.21 18.14

Barpeta 9.34

12.24 12.66

Nalbari 7.48

8.22 8.71

Goalpara 7.29

8.64 8.77

Dhubri 9.65

11.46 11.49

Sonitpur 20.28

22.63 24.47

Darrang 6.07

7.72 8.59

Lakhimpur 13.03

15.76 16.16

Dibrugarh 25.21

31.53 31.53

Tinsukia 20.66

29.18 26.48

Dhemaji 4.69

5.67 4.97

Sivasagar 23.94

29.95 30.18

Jorhat 24.10

27.83 28.45

Golaghat 11.65

12.55 14.28

Nagaon 22.63

28.2 28.49

Morigaon 4.84

6.34 6.68

Dima Hasao 0.71

1.12 1.03

Karbi-Anglong 6.44

7.25 6.34

Karimganj 4.41

5.06 5.31

Hailakandi 3.93

4.84 4.31

Cachar 20.62

25.76 22.06

Boxirhat, M.V. Checkgate 2.60

4.4 4.62

Srirampur, M.V. Checkgate 1.27

4.4 3.11

Kokrajhar 7.33

9.2 8.08

Bongaigaon 12.53

13.49 13.91

State Transport Authority 26.42

33.28 28.36

Digarkhal, M.V. Checkgate 1.20

3.3 1.34

Udalguri 3.49

4.27 3.61

Chirang 3.62

4.66 5.09

Baksa 2.23

2.22 3.34

Total 453.93

561.01 546.65

R&L= Registrared & Licence, RTA= Regional Transport Authority.


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Table 19.7- Railway Route length of Assam and NF railways during 2015-16 and 2016-17

Particulars 2015-16 2016-17

A. N. F. RAILWAY

(i) Route Kilometre

Broad Gauge 3941.33 4010.09

Metre Gauge 43.19 0.34

Narrow Gauge 87.48 87.48

Total 4072.00 4097.91

(ii) Running Kilometre

Broad Gauge 4339.50 4425.88

Metre Gauge 43.19 0.34

Narrow Gauge 87.48 87.48

Total 4470.17 4513.70

B. ASSAM

(i) Route Kilometre

Broad Gauge 2400.85 2440.39

Metre Gauge 41.72 0

Narrow Gauge 0 0

Total 2442.57 2440.39

(ii) Running Kilometre

Broad Gauge 2512.86 2552.40

Metre Gauge 41.72 0

Narrow Gauge 0 0

Total 2554.58 2552.40

Source: N.F. Railway, Maligaon, Guwahati

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Table 19.8- Railway details (NF Railways) during 2013014 to 2015-16

District 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

1. FINANCIAL POSITION

Capital-at-Charge (in Rs. crores) 22580.31 28220.06 33994.47

Gross Traffic Earnings (in Rs. crores) 3325.67 3724.49 3788.78

Working Expenses (in Rs. crores) 6404.62 6947.92 7010.25

Net Earnings (in Rs. crores) (-)3085.28 (-)2829.66 (-)1004.90

Operating Ratio (%) 193.08 187.08 185.71 Percentage of net earnings to Capital-at-Charge

(%)

(-)13.43 (-)11.42 (-)9.36

2.PASSENGER STATISTICS

Passengar Originating (in No. million) 90.22 88.18 95.03

Passengar Carried (in No. million) 111.44 111.68 113.74

Passengar Km (in No. million) 17226.89 17286.98 17448.74

Earning from Pass Kms (in Rs. crores) 909.06 1025.54 1018.99

Avg. Earning per passenger Km (in Paise) 52.77 59.32 58.40

Avg. Lead of pass journey (Km.) 155.08 154.84 153.41

3.FREIGHT STATISTICS

Freight tonnes originating (in million tons) 13.29 11.97 9.65

Freight tonne Carried (in million tons) 31.30 31.55 30.65

Freight Tonnes Km (in million km.) 13082.18 13601.78

Earning from goods carried (in Rs. crores) 1623.65 1794.74 1875.31

Avg. Earning Freight (Paisa) 124.10 131.93

Av. Load of Tonnes of Goods(in tones km.) 418 431

4.STAFF STATISTICS

No of Staff as on 31st March 66399 66746 66891

Cost of Staff (in Rs. crores) 3318.78 3853.93 3965.06

5.STATION & ROUTE KMs

No of station as on 31st March 385 364 420

Route Kms as on 31st March 3983.35 3995.64 4072

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Table 19.9- Passenger and goods carrier by Inland water transport vessels in Assam, 2016-17

# Name of the Ferry Service Revenue (in Rs.) Passengers (in Nos.) Goods (in Qtls)

GUWAHATI DIVISION

1 Nagarbera - Alopotty - Majorchar 337450 311236 -

2 Bamundi - Sialmari - Guimari 153000 37422 4581

3 Baghbor - Goalpara 367500 39645 1794

4 Guwahati - Kurua 119000 90961 891

5 Borchala - Mairabari 432021 8259 577

6 Dhing - Singri 295445 9648 718

7 Larkuchi - Majorchar - Kalarchar 805000 128064 25686

8 Hohuwa - Sombaria - Bhogdia - Directory 270000 34466 755

9 Palashbari - Sualkuchi 36000 7777 -

10 Daukuchi - Bhokaradia - Rameswari - Pizupara 288872 424904 -

11 Sunari - Dhudhnath 274400 33290 71

12 Lowkhowa - Tezpur 249000 13619 1626

13 Sunsali - Kurua - Guwahati 118800 1402 400

14 Auniati - Silsako - Guwahati - - -

15 Majortoop (Alikash) - Bhagnamari 441600 17637 1056 16 Buragaon - Badlichar via-Pavakata -

Malahu,Magurmari, Chitalmari & Karikhowa 360000 12518 712

17 Gumaghat 241750 149610 17467

18 Adabari - Sialmari - Kurihamari 213384 9158 114

19 Simlabari Ghat 46400 75415 -

20 Kurihamari - Guwahati, via Sualkuchi 18480 5029 6285

21 Sontoli - Bohari - Alikash 1675500 127356 17420

22 Burikhamar 3750 5825 119

23 Pandu - Amingaon 8181 7517 -

24 Guwahati - Madhyamkhanda 134800 14012 -

25 Guwahati - Rajaduar (Deptt. Vessel) 1269342 697112 -

26 Mukalmua - Bhagonmari 410545 63758 991

27 Borghola - Kahibari, Borghola - Telpukhuri(Club basis) 175000 81879 3681

28 Guwahati - Kachamari - - -

29 Guwahati - Kirakara 286200 58090 31097

30 Chaparmukh - Kachuwa 206805 75307 -

31 Dhubri - Fakirganj

32 Phulbari - Dhubri 789727 326706 8567

33 Jaleswar - Dhubri

34 Chutiagaon - Dinnburchar 324994 9102 584

35 Guwahati - North Guwahati 700000 946652 -

36 Kararkur 192640 70328 -

37 Kamarkuchi 5070 10069 10

38 Gerimari - Kachasila via Serang 4 no.Kayamari, Jaljali 120500 13049 503

39 Baralimari - Gadhowa via Barbari,Kacharigaon, Nizsaharia 252500 11045 560

40 Chandrapur - Kirakara 239000 17537 2018

41 Dhubri - South Salmara 119475 50688 544

42 Nayeralga - Guranga 50015 28133 2144

43 Dongra - Khalabondha 113560 49355 -

44 Dhubri - Medartary 73920 48343 3173

45 Chaulkhowa - Aparia - Gobordhan 51885 36097 2335

46 Baralimari - Guwahati via Gariagaon,Haiborgaon 14274 2760 -

Total 12285785 4160780 136479

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TABLE-19.08 CONTD..

# Name of the Ferry Service Revenue (in Rs.)

Passengers (in Nos.) Goods (in Qtls)

SILCHAR DIVISION

47 Fulartol 135109 67545 -

48 Silghat 447547 164694 -

49 Sonai 1623415 75685 -

50 Bagpur 14512 6635 -

51 Sonabari 808464 325810 5398

52 Gangapur 223921 103425 -

53 Berenga 1277522 293107 -

54 Badri 1202275 284158 -

55 Gandhighat 823791 364949 215

56 Chotto-Dudhpatil 591193 250626 -

57 Boro-Dudhpatil 186478 85058 -

58 Annapurna 704558 219916 -

59 Massimpur 4710 2355 -

60 Jatinga 318846 133303 -

61 Rajnagar 537351 111966 404

62 Dhaleswar 13919 6898 -

63 Siddheswari 108600 54300 -

64 Narayanpur 143107 63840 111

65 Ratanpur 156875 74470 481

66 Lalacherra 320842 122890 1277

67 Buribail 155183 42577 55

Total 9798218 2854207 7941

DIBRUGARH DIVISION

68 Cinatoli-Bogoriguri 191201 50832 -

69 Neamati-Kamalabari 12353504 667800 76236

70 Desangmukh-Matmora 129800 5412 -

71 Sikari-Jamuguri via-Karatipara 70000 10740 45012

72 Dikhow-Phulani-Salmora 61290 127860 2124

73 Sikari-Mamul-Dikhowmukh 67200 12780 -

74 Aphalamukh-Neamati 1405013 125880 8028

75 Sadia-Saikhowa 2500000 381312 106560

76 Bogibeel-Karengbali 12112500 518280 -

77 Dibrugarh-Majorbari 216580 97800 792

78 Dibru-Kachari-Oriumghat 205000 6084 1116

79 Badati Ferry 12000 3468 -

80 Guijan - Borghuli 165500 45060 -

81 Borgibeel - Sissi - Kalghar 26250 9876 -

82 Saikhowa - Puglam 64700 14916 1704

83 Dibrugarh - Panbari 96918 8544 72

84 Luhit Ferry 527000 73236 -

85 Ghagor Ferry 600000 12276 1044

Total 30804456 2172156 242688

Grand Total 52888459 9187143 387108

Source: Directorate of Inland Water Transport, Assam.

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Table 19.10- District-wise number of post offices and letter boxes in Assam, 2016-17

District No. of Post Offices ASPPO PSPPO

MPO CPO No. of Letter Boxes

APBRP Rural Urban Total Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Total

Kokrajhar 104 4 108 31.54 4.08 8002 13735 12 12 662 51 713 2

Dhubri 138 9 147 15.54 3.55 12649 22633 15 15 867 117 984 0

Goalpara 102 3 105 17.25 21.48 8531 46021 18 18 650 36 686 0

Barpeta 156 10 166 14.40 3.64 9912 14735 14 14 550 53 603 0

Morigaon 100 2 102 15.26 12.75 8841 36649 10 10 298 10 308 0

Nagaon 267 16 283 14.86 4.03 9367 18477 26 26 219 32 251 2

Sonitpur 204 9 213 25.23 6.40 8580 19316 48 48 209 77 286 0

Lakhimpur 172 9 181 13.03 4.02 5528 10148 16 16 165 25 190 8

Dhemaji 80 4 84 40.27 3.89 7973 12071 10 10 193 11 204 2

Tinsukia 124 21 145 30.07 2.93 8574 12607 37 37 1162 81 1243 115

Dibrugarh 198 18 216 17.37 1.90 5639 10155 32 32 204 21 225 28

Sivasagar 251 10 261 10.46 4.29 4147 11010 35 35 251 27 278 9

Jorhat 203 15 218 13.59 6.15 4294 14702 35 35 203 29 232 39

Golaghat 143 7 150 24.23 5.21 6777 13962 21 21 145 19 164 0

Karbi Anglong 124 8 132 83.84 4.68 6801 14121 11 15 175 16 191 62

Dima Hasao 63 6 69 77.24 3.63 2407 10415 7 7 128 20 148 2

Cachar 214 20 234 17.39 3.23 6641 15773 47 47 992 96 1088 54

Karimganj 138 10 148 12.97 1.93 8109 10970 29 29 716 93 809 1

Hailakandi 160 3 163 8.23 3.51 3820 16047 23 23 503 50 553 0

Bongaigaon 81 3 84 13.10 10.56 7765 36603 16 16 526 38 564 4

Chirang 47 2 49 40.66 6.03 9507 17667 3 3 299 14 313 0

Kamrup 210 16 226 14.44 4.60 6548 8900 35 35 236 0 236 0

Kamrup Metro 17 58 75 40.74 4.45 12760 17576 49 49 167 119 286 115

Nalbari 140 7 147 7.12 7.92 4921 11819 49 49 710 35 745 0

Baksa 129 0 129 19.00 0 7270 0 0 0 630 0 630 0

Darrang 71 3 74 22.15 4.13 12296 18498 26 26 255 26 281 2

Udalguri 100 3 103 20.02 3.29 7941 12525 1 1 189 27 216 0

Assam 3736 276 4012 20.72 4.39 7197 15326 625 629 11304 1123 12427 445

CPO:Computerised Post Office, MPO: Modernized Post Office, PSPPO: Population served per Post Office ASPPO: Area served per Post Office (in sq. km.)

APBRP: Availability of post boxes Rented by Public

Source: Chief Postmaster General, Assam Circle.

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Table 19.11- Telecommunication in Assam in during 2015-16 and 2016-17

Items 2015-16 2016-17 1. Number of Telecom District (SSA)* 7 7 2. Number of Telephone Exchanges 570 586 3. Direct Exchange lines (Fixed+WLL+MTS) 1503449 1667066

4. Rural Telephone Connection 482397 547081 5. Village Covered by public telephone (VPTs) 24663 5297 6. P.C.O. (Local +STD+Highways) 8909 6321

7. Wire line Phones (Fixed D E L s) 158772 130810

8. Wireless Phones (GSM + CDMA) 1344677 1536256

9. Total Telephones Total 1503449 1667066

Rural 482397 547081 Urban 1021052 1022553

10. Tele Density % (Telephone per 100 population) Total 4.63 5.11

Rural 1.74 1.98

Urban 21.17 23.66

* SSA = Secondary Switiching Area.Source: Bharat Sansar Nigam Limited.

Table 19.12- Newspaper, periodicals published in Assam during 2015 and 2016

Category Language Number of Publication (in Nos.)

2015 2016

Daily Assamese 18 18

English 8 8

Bengali 8 8

Hindi 4 4

Bodo 3 3

Karbi 3 3

Nepali 1 1 Bi-Weekly Assamese 3 3

Bengali 2 2

Multilingual 3* 2 Weekly Assamese 28 29

Bengali 17 17

Hindi 2 2

English 3 3

Manipuri (Bishnu priya) 1 1

Multi-lingual 2 1

Tri-Weekly Bengali 1 1 Fortnightly Assamese 2 2

Bengali 1 1 Monthly Assamese 9 9

Manipuri 1 1

English 1 1

Hindi 1 1

Bengali 2 2

Multi-lingual 1 1

Bi-Monthly Assamese 2 2

Quarterly Assamese 3 3

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